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Karapatan condemns continuing rights violations, calls for an end to OBL

The human rights alliance Karapatan condemns the brazen attack against Fr. Jose Francisco Talaban, whose convent was strafed by several armed men last June 26 in Casiguran, Aurora, and the continuing human rights violations spurred by the military’s extended counter-insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya. Speaking at a press conference on the report of the Ecumenical Solidarity …

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Families of desaparecidos march to Mendiola

Noynoy, where is justice? Families of desaparecidos called on the Aquino administration to act immediately to surface all victims of enforced disappearances, as they march to Mendiola on the International Day of the Disappeared. Led by Desaparecidos (Families of the Disappeared for Justice), families brought masks bearing the faces of the 206 victims …

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Victims of Arroyo regime to P-Noy: Hold the perpetrators accountable now!

In commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared, families of victims of human rights violations under Arroyo under the banner of Hustisya (Victims of Arroyo Regime United for Justice) marched to Mendiola today. “We call for the immediate surfacing of the 206 victims of enforced disappearances under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at the same time that …

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KARAPATAN warns P-Noy not to wash his hands on Hacienda Luisita issue

The National Council of the human rights watchdog Karapatan joins farmers and supporters in a mass by Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani dedicated to Hacienda Luisita workers at the Santo Domingo Church, and warned President Benigno Aquino III “not to wash his hands” on the controversial land dispute. KARAPATAN Chairperson Marie Hilao-Enriquez said, on the eve …

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“Not in the name of human rights, not one day more!” – Karapatan

On the AFP Extension of Oplan Bantay Laya II “Not in the name of human rights, not one day more!” – Karapatan The human rights alliance Karapatan assailed the extension of Oplan Bantay Laya II announced by Armed Forces Chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo David last Sunday. Karapatan Chairperson Marie Hilao Enriquez scored the AFP …

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On Presidential EO forming the Truth Commission:

KARAPATAN reiterates its call to P-Noy: End impunity, prosecute Gloria Arroyo and state security forces involved in human rights violations under her watch! Now that President Benigno S. Aquino III has already signed the Executive Order forming the Truth Commission, we at Karapatan, ask him: Will PNoy’s government lead the prosecution of Mrs.Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and …

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Rights group slams separation of newborn from detained mother;

Rights group slams separation of newborn from detained mother; calls for immediate release of mother and child from detention and the release of all political prisoners The human rights alliance Karapatan strongly calls for the immediate release of the 43 illegally detained health workers, collectively known as Morong 43, starting with the release of Carina "Judilyn" …

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KARAPATAN to PNoy: “Stop the killings Now! Scrap the OBL and don’t embark on another counter-insurgency program”

“It is still the same military in denial mode speaking on the current spate of extrajudicial killings going on in the country,” Marie Hilao-Enriquez, chairperson of the human rights group Karapatan, said, of AFP spokesman Brigadier General Jose Mabanta’s blanket denial of the AFP’s involvement in the said cases.

Rights group condemns 2nd activist killing and ambush of another media person; slams P-Noy’s continued silence on EJKs

The human rights alliance Karapatan condemns the killing of Pascual Guevarra, a 78-year old peasant leader in Laur, Nueva Ecija who was shot and killed in his house on Friday, July 9, 2010. Guevarra is the second activist killed under President Noynoy Aquino’s presidency; we are holding the President responsible for the escalating attacks against …

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Rights group condemns 2nd activist killing and ambush of another media person; slams P-Noy’s continued silence on EJKs

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